MUSLIM MENTAL HEALTH ARTICLES
Content Warning: Please be advised that the list below includes articles on sensitive matters including, but not limited to, suicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
This list of articles is by no means a comprehensive one, but a compilation of articles that provide additional information and insight into topics around mental wellness within the Muslim community. If you would like to recommend an article, please email us at contactus@therapyformuslims.com.
CONTENTS
- ADDICTION IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- AUTISM AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- BULLYING EXPERIENCED BY MUSLIM AMERICAN CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
- CHILD ABUSE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- EATING DISORDERS IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- INCLUSIVITY, MENTAL WELLNESS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- INFERTILITY AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- INITIATIVES BY THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY ON ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH:
- ISLAM AND MENTAL HEALTH
- ISLAMOPHOBIA AND MUSLIM MENTAL WELLNESS
- LONELINESS IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- MASCULINITY IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- MISCARRIAGE AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- MUSLIM YOUTH IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
- POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- SPIRITUAL ABUSE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
- SUICIDE AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Addiction in the Muslim Community
- Muslims and the Problem of Addiction
- Addiction & At-Risk Behavior Among Muslims! Solution Anyone?
- Are There Islam- Based Addiction Treatment Options?
- Drop the Porn Addiction before Marriage.
- How does Islam Work with Addiction and Treatment?
Adoption and Foster Care in the Muslim Community
- Why do We Need Muslim Foster Care Parents?
- This is What the Foster Care System is Like for Muslims
- How to Become a Muslim Foster Parent
- Muslim Kids Lost in Michigan Foster Care for Lack of Muslim Homes
- The Case for Adoption in Islam
- A Resource for Muslim Parents Interested in Foster Care and Adoption
Autism and the Muslim community
- Muslim Parent Perspectives on Autism Spectrum Disorders in thier School aged Children
- Hello, I am Autism Aware
- How Autism Reinvigorated My Muslim Faith
- Embracing (and Including) Autism and Special Needs Families in Muslim Communities
- Islamic Views on Disabilities and Autism
- Muslim Ignorance About Intellectual Disabilities
- The Prophet’s Care for People with Special Needs
Bullying experienced by Muslim American Children and Teenagers
- Muslim Schoolchildren Bullied By Fellow Students And Teachers
- New Survey Says Muslim Children Are Most Likely to Be Bullied in School Because of Their Faith
- Something We’re All Used To’: Local Muslim Students Learn How To Respond To Bullying
- Childhood Bullying Can Have Lasting Effects on Mental Health
- Bullying alters brain structure, raises risk of mental health problems
Child Abuse in the Muslim Community
- Speaking Out and Advocating for the Muslim Child in Mosques and Community Centers
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Reclaiming My Life after Sexual Abuse
- Sex & the Ummah: Child Molestation in the Muslim World- Myth or Reality? Part I
- Preventing Child Abuse: What Can You Do?
Domestic Violence in the Muslim Community
- Sheltering Muslim Domestic Violence Survivors
- Muslims and Domestic Violence- Searching For a Faith-Based Solution
- Ending Domestic Violence in the Muslim Community
- The Muslim Wheel of Domestic Violence
- Domestic Abuse Statistics
- American Muslim Women and Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders in the Muslim Community
- What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders in the Muslim Community
- How to Support Those with Eating Disorders During Ramadan
- I am a Muslim. Let’s Talk About My Eating Disorder
- Body Image: How to Get Over It
Inclusivity, Mental Wellness and Marginalized Groups within the Muslim Community
- I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, And I Am Not Your Burden
- I’m Not Crazy, I am a Believer: Unmasking and Conronting Mental Health Stigma In the Black Muslim Community
- A Muslim Mental Health Response to Homophobia:
- Finding Joy and Faith In Culture
- A Gay Iman’s Sotry: The Dialogue is Open In Islam- 10 Years Ago It Wasn’t
- The Needs Of Deaf Muslims
- Global Group Helps Deaf Muslims Embrace Their Faith
- Islam: A Deaf Women’s Perspective
- Fighting the HIV Epidemic in the Muslim Word
- Bringing Mercy to the US Muslim HIV Community
- With Both Communities Concerned, Latino Muslims Learn About Their Rights
- Trans and Muslim: A Call to Solidarity
Infertility and the Muslim community
- Supporting Muslim Women Dealing with Infertility
- Infertile Muslim couples face tough choices, pressure
- Depressed and Suffering From Infertility
- On Being a Woman Without Children: Advice to Mothers and Others (Part One)
- On Being a Woman Without Children: Advice to Mothers and Others (Part Two)
Initiatives by the Muslim Community on Addressing Mental Health
- Amala Hopeline offers much-needed crisis counseling for Muslim youths
- How US Mosques Are Dealing With Muslims’ Mental Health Issues
- Mental Health Therapy for Muslims Embraces Religion
- Female Psychiatrist Addressing Mental Health Issues Among Muslims
- 7 Questions With Muslim Mental Health Professional Kameelah Rashad
- How A Mother’s Struggle With Mental Illness Inspired Others To Get Talking
Islam and Mental Health
- The Quran And Mental Health
- This Shaykh Perfectly Shut Down ‘Treat Depression with Quran’ argument
- There is Nothing Wrong With Taking Medication for Mental Illness
- “Treatment of the Soul, Healing of the Heart”- Muslim Physicians and their Important Contribution to Mental Health
Islamophobia and Muslim Mental Wellness
- Muslims in America, Post 9/11
- When Hate Leads to Depression
- Islamophobia: Psychologists are studying the impact of anti-Muslim sentiment and exploring ways to prevent it
- Coping With The Persistent Trauma of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric And Violence
- Islamophobia Is Giving Muslims Mental Disorders
- How Terrorism And Islamophobia Take A Mental Toll On Muslims
- Islamophobia is a Public Health Issue and Should Be Treated As Such:
- “Bigotry Complicates Everything”: A Psychologist On How Prejudice Harms Muslim Patients’ Mental Health
Loneliness in the Muslim Community
- A Letter to the Muslim Community: Ramadan and Eid are Some of the Loneliest Days for Many Converts
- I Became Muslim and Am Now Lonely and Depressed- What Can I Do?
- During Ramadan, virtual spaces help stave off the loneliness for some Muslims
- “I Fear I willl Always Be Lonely:” LIfe as a Queer Muslim Woman
Masculinity in the Muslim Community
- Muslim Women Tackle “Toxic Masculinity:
- The Toll of Muslim Masculinity: How It Is Pondered, Practiced, Perpetuated- and Poisonous
- Muslim Men Face Pressure To Ignore Their Mental Health Problems- It is Time to Stop the Denial
Mental Health Stigma Within the Muslim Community
- Five Myths About Muslims And Mental Illness
- How Muslim Americans Are Fighting Mental Health Stigma
- I’m Muslim- And We Struggle With Mental Illness, Too
- Muslim…and Bipolar! Coping With Mental Illness Today
- As a Muslim, I Wish People Would Stop Telling Me That I Can Just ‘Pray Away’ My Mental Health Problems
- Muslims, We Desperately Need To Start Talking About Mental Health
- Muslims And Mental Health — Tackling Age-Old Stigmas That Make Getting Help Difficult
- Nadiya Hussain’s ‘Anxiety & Me’ Documentary Opens Up A Crucial Conversation About Mental Health
- Muslim Girl Founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Talks About Stigma and Mental Health
- State Of Muslim Mental Health
- My Experience of Talking About Mental Health in a Muslim Community
- Muslims have Mental Health Problems- and We Date, Too
Miscarriage and the Muslim community
- Miscarriages and Stillbirths: The Loss of a Baby in Muslim Communities
- Reflections on Going Through a Miscarriage; the Unspoken Journey
- An Islamic Approach to Miscarriage: Causes and Trauma
- Miscarriage: Musings of a Muslim Mother
- The Barakah of Trusting Allah: Continuing After A Miscarriage
Muslim Youth Identity Development
- “Identifying As a Muslim Felt Embarrassing” – How Constant Bullying Led to Internalized Islamophobia
- Mental Health and Religious Identity: Inspiring Transformation in Muslim Youth
- American Muslim Youth Identity
- Exploring the Faith and Identity Crisis of Muslim Youth
Postpartum Depression and the Muslim community
- Islam and Postpartum Depression
- I Have Postpartum Depression, Help Me!
- When I Nearly Scorched My Face with an Iron: Post Partum Depression
Sexual Abuse in the Muslim Community
- #RamadanToo- Dealing With Sexual Trauma in The Month of Mercy
- How #MeToo Inspired Muslim Women to Speak Out on Sexual Abuse
- The Trifecta of Rape Culture, Sexual Abuse and Muslim Communities
- How Muslim Women are Challenging Clerics After #MeToo
- Muslim Sex Educators Forge their Own #MeToo Movement
- ‘I never told anyone’: 5 women’s stories of sexual abuse at the Hajj
Spiritual Abuse in the Muslim Community
- What is Spiritual Abuse?
- Having Real Conversations About Spiritual Abuse In Muslim Communities
- Secret Shame- We Need to Close the Accountability Gap in Abuse Among Religious Groups
- In Shaykh’s Clothing: Supporting Muslims Survivors of Spiritual Abuse
- These Two Women Want to Bring Accountability to Mosques:
- Supporting Victims of Spiritual Abuse
Suicide and the Muslim Community
- A New Reality- Responding to Suicide in The Muslim Community
- Childhood Suicides In Muslim Communities- A Problem We Cannot Ignore
- What Anthony Bourdain’s Suicide Means For The Muslim Community
- Suicide In The Muslim Community
- Suicide Is On The Rise In The US, And Muslims Aren’t Immune
- Just Because Suicide Is Haraam, It Doesn’t Mean We Should Pretend It Doesn’t Happen